Tepe Narenj

Coordinates: 34°29′31″N 69°10′55″E / 34.491958°N 69.181894°E / 34.491958; 69.181894
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Tepe Narenj
Head of a king or bodhisattva, stucco, Tepe Narenj, 3rd-6th century CE.
Tepe Narenj is located in Afghanistan
Tepe Narenj
Shown within Afghanistan
Tepe Narenj is located in Hindu-Kush
Tepe Narenj
Tepe Narenj (Hindu-Kush)
Tepe Narenj is located in South Asia
Tepe Narenj
Tepe Narenj (South Asia)
Tepe Narenj is located in West and Central Asia
Tepe Narenj
Tepe Narenj (West and Central Asia)
Coordinates34°29′31″N 69°10′55″E / 34.491958°N 69.181894°E / 34.491958; 69.181894
TypeMonastery

Tepe Narenj, also Tappe-e Narenj, is the archaeological site for the remains of a 5th or 6th century Buddhist monastery near Kabul, Afghanistan. The site has been excavated under the direction of Zafar Paiman.[1]

History

The Buddhist monk

Tantric Buddhism in the area. It is believed that Muslim armies destroyed the monastery in the ninth century and was forgotten until post-conflict excavations following the Soviet–Afghan War
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The site

Foundations for the site were discovered by a joint study, conducted by the Afghan Archaeological Research Institute and Japan's National Research Institute for Cultural Properties.

The site lies along a hill and is 250 meters long.[3] It is located south of Lake Koul-e Heshmatkhan, south of Kabul and was discovered beneath a modern police station. The monastery consists of five small stupas for meditation and five chapels. The Afghan Institute of Archaeology continues to excavate at the site for one month each summer since 2005.[4] The site was listed in 2008 among the top 100 sites at risk.

Coins from the

Kushans to the Hindu Shahis were found at the site.[5]

Threats

Given the material at the site and the fact that the site is uncovered, it is at significant risk for erosion. The sculpture found at the site are made of "clay overlaid with fabric and covered with stucco."[6]

Recent political events have meant increased danger for the site as damage from looters, armed conflict and insufficient management continue to be threats.

Notes

  1. ISBN 978-92-3-100064-5
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  2. ^ "Japanese-Afghan team tries to catalog Buddhist ruins". The Japan Times. 27 April 2006. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  3. ^ "Archive: mission "Tepe Narenj" 2007". Association Internationale pour la Promotion et la Recherche en Archeologie. Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  4. ^ "Afghan Institute of Archaeology". Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  5. ISSN 0078-2696
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  6. ^ "Tepe Narenj". Kabulpress.org. 10 July 2007. Retrieved June 8, 2011.

References

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